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interest rate

DEFINITIONS OF: interest rate

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n the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use

Synonyms:
rate of interest
Types:
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bank discount, discount, discount rate
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
discount rate
the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
base rate
the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
prime interest rate
the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
usury, vigorish
an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
bank rate
the discount rate fixed by a central bank
Type of:
charge per unit, rate
amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
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